Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-11
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
How He Was Released From Fortress
Monroe Through CARROTS Aid.

How He Was Released From Fortress
Monroe Through Carrots Aid.
BALTIMORE, July 9.-The Herald will
publish tomorrow 4 six column cOntribu-
ton from the pen of Colonel J. Thomas
Scharf, the well known historian, giving
an account OF recent important interviews
with Hon. Jefferson Davis. Colonel Schari
now writing an authorized memoir of Mr.
Davis life and has recently made pro-
longed visit to Beauvoir, Miss, where be
was the guest of the confederate eX-PreSi-
dent.
In these intervies Mr.. Davis, among
other things confirms the following state
ment of his release from Fortress Monroe
through the late John w. CARROTS intlu-
ence. One day Mr.. Russell lawyer of
Wheeling, W. Va, came to CARROTS office
in Baltimore, and sent in his card. At
that moment Garrett was engaged, and
kept Russell waiting an hour and half
Finally he went out to meet Russell, who
introduced him to lady heavily yelled.
Ii was Mrs Jefferson Davis. Mrs. Davis
told Garrett she had arrived from Fortress
Monroe, where her husband WAS closely
confined in q casemate, and that unless
released he would die. She heard that
Garrett had great influence with Mr.. Sec
retary Stanton, and wished him to see
Secretary Stanton for her. She desired
Garrett to 90 to Washington with her, but
he replied: NO; you had better remain
here until I 20 first" Mrs. Davis laid
before Garrett all the difficulties
she had to contend with TO Sc
cure her husbands release, and Mr.. Gar
rett made to her number of suggestions.
She said Secretary of the Treasury McCul-
Tough, on his way from Fortress Monroe,
had said that Garrett could count on him
TO aid in obtaining Davis release. Gar
rett started for Washington Immediately.
Arriving there he called on Mccullough;
ard after stating the nature of his busi-
ness, told him he intended to see Stanton
about obtaining Davis release. McCul-
Tough said it was preposterous to think of
doing anything with Stanton. Mr.. Gar
rett told Mr.. Mccullough what Mrs.
Davis said about his profered aid. which
he attempted to deny or evade. Finally
it was agreed that they should lay
eral Stanbury. Mr.. Stanbury told
them he had seen stranger
things than that done, and could s.e no
objection TO the plan proposed. After
talking the matter over Mr.. Garrett drove
to Secretary Stanton's house. Mr.. Garrett
stated his business. when Stanton grew
furious. He told Stanton that two of the
cabinet officers were willing TO release
Davis, and upon his executing sufficient
bond, aud President Lincoln was waiting
to receive the order from his war secretary
before executing it. Mr. Garrett plead for
Davis, whom he regarded as a dying man.
Finally Stanton agreed that he won Id
raise no objection If the Attorney General
arranged for the release of Davis, which
was done. Davis was taken from Fortress
MourOs TO Richmond and through the ef-
forts Of Garrett, was quartered at hotel
until the prellminariss for his discharge
were arranged in the United States Circuit
Court"
Mr. Davis says he has no wish to enter
public life, but is deeply solicitOus for the
welfare and prosperity of the whole coun-
try, ana ssys the only disturbing element
to be diseerned nov IS ihs effort OF the eS-
tremists of the North to keep alive FOR po-
Kticai purposes. the animosities and hatreds
of the past. He SAYS he thinks the time
has come when reason should be slbstl-
tuted for passion, and when men who have
fought in support of their honest convic-
tions shall be able and willing to do justice
to each other.